bitcoinwell on Nostr: In 1971, one US dollar bought you 1/35th of an ounce of gold. Today that same dollar ...
In 1971, one US dollar bought you 1/35th of an ounce of gold.
Today that same dollar buys you 1/5,085th of an ounce.
The dollar didn't get weaker. It worked exactly as designed.
Fiat currencies are built to lose value.
Published at
2026-02-22 20:00:00 UTCEvent JSON
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